highCVSS 8.8Vulnerability

GHSA-4w7m-58cg-cmff

## Summary In affected versions of `openclaw`, sandboxed leaf subagents could still access the `subagents` control surface and resolve against the parent requester scope instead of remaining confined to their own session tree. ## Impact A low-privilege sandboxed leaf worker could steer or kill a sibling run owned by the same requester and cause that sibling to execute with its own broader tool policy. This is a sandbox and session-scope boundary bypass. ## Affected Packages and Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected versions: `<= 2026.3.8` - Fixed in: `2026.3.11` ## Technical Details Leaf subagents retained the `subagents` tool, and subagent control requests were authorized against the parent requester scope rather than the caller's own spawned descendants. The control path prevented only self-targeting, not cross-sibling steering. ## Fix OpenClaw now removes `subagents` control access from leaf subagents by default, scopes subagent control to the caller's own descendants, and rejects `steer` and `kill` requests that target runs outside that descendant tree. The fix shipped in `[email protected]`. ## Workarounds Upgrade to `2026.3.11` or later.

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-4w7m-58cg-cmff
severity
high
summary
OpenClaw: Leaf subagents could steer sibling sessions across sandbox boundaries
cvss_score
8.8
cve_id
GHSA-4w7m-58cg-cmff
cvss_vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
is_ghsa_only
true
ghsa_published
2026-03-13T15:47:34Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4w7m-58cg-cmff
ghsa_updated
2026-03-13T15:47:35Z

Related Entities (3)

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]npm/OpenClaw

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Improper Privilege Management

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

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